Daejeon vs Ulsan Prediction 18 July 2026
🔊 Taejon come into this match on the back of a long winless run at home - it shows in the table, where they're sitting near the bottom and fighting to stay up. Ulsan are holding onto a top-six spot and trying to keep themselves in the mix for a prize position. The core tension here is Taejon's struggle to convert their attacking play at home against a visiting side that's been picking up points consistently.
Head-to-Head
The last official encounter between the teams took place on 26 April 2026 and ended with a scoreline of 1:4. Here's a comparative breakdown of that match (home team - Ulsan ):
- ball possession percentage: 54% vs 46%;
- corner kicks: 6 vs 4;
- fouls: 5 vs 13;
- yellow cards: 3 vs 1;
- shots on target: 15 vs 14.
📊 Statistical preview of official matches between the teams Daejeon and Ulsan :
- played 17 matches;
- number of wins for the home team - 5, for the away team - 8, draws - 4;
- number of goals - 23 against 31;
- average total in the 1st half - 1.59, in the 2nd half - 1.59;
- average total goals in the match - 3.18.
Head-to-head statistics Daejeon - Ulsan
Daejeon Team Overview
The team's last official match took place on as part of the K-League tournament (home team - Jeju , away team - Daejeon ). The match concluded with a scoreline of 0:0.
Here are the game statistics (Daejeon vs Jeju ):
- ball possession: 47% vs 53%;
- corner kicks: 9 vs 7;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 1;
- shots on target: 0 vs 1.
Taejon have been struggling to score at home. In their last ten home matches, they've found the net more than once just once - a trend that's held pretty consistently. No wins in their last five either: three defeats and two draws. Their average of 1.12 goals per game, both at home and across the season, is modest, and the defence isn't doing enough to cover for the lack of bite up front.
Despite maintaining only average motivation in the league and being just five points off the top six, the shortage of attacking threat limits what they can realistically do, even if they want to close the gap to the leaders. Last week away at Cheju, they couldn't find a goal. Finished 0-0.
Match Results: Daejeon
Ulsan Team Overview
The away team played their last official match on as part of the K-League tournament (home team - Ulsan , away - Jeonbuk ). The match concluded with a scoreline of 1:3.
Here are the match stats (Ulsan vs Jeonbuk ):
- ball possession: 51% vs 49%;
- corner kicks: 2 vs 5;
- fouls: 10 vs 13;
- yellow cards: 1 vs 4;
- shots on target: 5 vs 7.
Ulsan come into this match on the back of two wins from their last five, which has kept them in the upper half of the table. But their last victory came before the long break in May, and they've since slipped out of the top three down to sixth. Averaging 1.41 goals scored per game points to a reasonably consistent attack - though the defence is less convincing, conceding at the same rate of 1.41 per match.
Over their previous ten games, Ulsan have won four, lost four and drawn two - a mixed picture. Getting back into the top three is the target, so the motivation is there. Another dropped points would make that harder.
Match Results: Ulsan
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of encounters - 17;
- home team wins - 5, away team wins - 8, draws - 4.
Statistics: Daejeon vs Ulsan
- matches played in the tournament: 17 vs 17;
- wins: 4 vs 8;
- win percentage: 24% vs 47%;
- losses: 7 vs 6;
- draws: 6 vs 3.
Last 10 matches:
- wins: 3 vs 4;
- losses: 4 vs 4;
- draws: 3 vs 2.
- Daejeon have not won in last 10 home games (K-League).
- Daejeon have not won in last 6 games (K-League).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H
- today's home team scores on average - 1.35, the guests - 1.82;
- average Over/Under goals in H2H matches - 3.18;
- both teams scored: overall - 11; at the home team's field - 2.
Statistics: Daejeon vs Ulsan
- average total in the tournament: 2.18 vs 2.82;
- average total goals scored: 1.12 vs 1.41;
- average total in the 1st half: 0.41 vs 0.59;
- average total in the 2nd half: 0.71 vs 0.82;
- Daejeon : average total at home in the tournament - 0.56;
- Ulsan : average total away in the tournament - 1.25;
- last 10 matches (average total): 1.3 (home - 0.6) vs 1.4 (away - 1).
- Daejeon have scored under 1.5 goals in 9 of last 10 home games (K-League).
Prediction on corners
Daejeon : Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 3.88; at home field - 3.78;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 3.7; at home field - 3.4.
Ulsan : Statistics
- season: average Over/Under in the tournament - 4.88, away - 4.5;
- last 10 matches: average Over/Under - 4.9; away - 4.
Prediction on BTTS
H2H:
- number of encounters - 17;
- both teams scored all-time - 11 times;
- on the home team’s field - 2 times.
Statistics: Daejeon vs Ulsan
- number of matches played in the tournament: 17 vs 17;
- number of matches in the season where both teams scored (BTTS): 7 vs 11;
- number of BTTS matches for Daejeon at home - 4 (44%);
- number of BTTS matches for Ulsan away - 5 (63%).
Last 10 matches:
- number of BTTS matches: 3 vs 7;
- BTTS matches for Daejeon at home - 2 (40%);
- BTTS matches for Ulsan away - 3 (75%).
Correct score prediction
Statistics of frequent results (current season):
- most common score in the tournament: 1:1 (19/102, 18.6%);
- Daejeon at home most often finish matches: 0:1 , 0:2 , 1:1 (2/9, 22.2%);
- Ulsan away most often play: 1:2 (3/8, 37.5%).
Based on statistics and probability distribution, the algorithm predicts the top 3 outcomes:
1:1 - 12.66% (odds 6.5)
1:0 - 12.02% (odds 8.5)
0:1 - 10.93% (odds 9)
⭐ Editor's Prediction
Taejon's attacking problems are most visible at home, the trend backs it up: under 1.5 goals in nearly every recent K League home match. Their scoring numbers don't inspire confidence going forward, even with the table pressure and the need to climb out of the bottom. The way we see it, the key factor here is exactly that - a weak attacking output from the hosts. We're going with Taejon total goals under 1.5.
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